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Annual award to honor naturalized US citizens
Carnegie Corporation Great Immigrants Award Description Recognizing notable contributions of immigrants to American society Country United States Presented by Carnegie Corporation of New York First awarded 2006 Website www .carnegie .org /awards /great-immigrants /
The Great Immigrants Award is an annual initiative by the Carnegie Corporation of New York to honor naturalized citizens of the United States who have made significant contributions to American society, democracy, and culture. Established in 2006, the award celebrates the legacy of Andrew Carnegie , a Scottish immigrant and philanthropist who founded the Carnegie Corporation. The award is announced each year on the Fourth of July .
Background [ edit ]
The Great Immigrants Award was created to showcase the positive impact immigrants have on the United States across various fields such as business, the arts, education, and philanthropy.[1] [2]
Criteria and selection process [ edit ]
Honorees of the Great Immigrants Award are naturalized citizens of the United States who have demonstrated outstanding achievements and contributions in their respective fields. The selection process involves a comprehensive review of candidates' accomplishments, their impact on American society, and their commitment to the ideals of democracy and cultural diversity. The award has recognized individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, including business leaders, educators, artists, scientists, and public servants.[3]
The Honorees [ edit ]
2023
Name
Profession
Country of Birth
Wesaam Al-Badry
Photographer, Investigative Journalist, and Interdisciplinary Artist
Iraq
Ana Lucia Araujo
Professor of History, Howard University
Brazil
Kyriacos A. Athanasiou
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine
Cyprus
Ajay Banga
President, World Bank, and Former CEO, Mastercard
India
Jean-Claude Brizard
President and CEO, Digital Promise
Haiti
Betty Kwan Chinn
Founder, Betty Kwan Chinn Homeless Foundation
China
Ghida Dagher
CEO and President, New American Leaders
Sierra Leone
Daniel Diermeier
Chancellor, Vanderbilt University
Germany
Miguel “Mike” B. Fernandez
Chairman and CEO, MBF Healthcare Partners
Cuba
Maria Freire
Global Health Leader and Biophysicist
Peru
Nina Garcia
Editor in Chief, Elle
Colombia
Timnit Gebru
Founder and Executive Director, Distributed AI Research Institute
Ethiopia
Karen González
Faith Leader, Writer, Speaker, and Immigrant Advocate
Guatemala
Azira G. Hill
Cofounder, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Talent Development Program
Cuba
Roald Hoffmann
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Cornell University, and Nobel Laureate
Poland
Guido Imbens
Professor of Economics, Stanford University, and Nobel Laureate
Netherlands
Angélique Kidjo
Grammy Award–Winning Singer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Benin
Bernard Lagat
Champion Runner and Five-Time Olympian
Kenya
Min Jin Lee
Author and National Book Award Finalist
South Korea
Ted Lieu
U.S. Congressman, California, District 36
Taiwan
Karen Lozano
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Mexico
Daniel Lubetzky
Founder, KIND Snacks and Starts With Us
Mexico
J. Patrice Marandel
Former Chief Curator of European Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
France
Stephen Michael
Brigadier General, U.S. Army (ret.), and Senior Executive, UBS
Guyana
Alanis Morissette
Grammy Award–Winning Singer-Songwriter, Thought Leader, Wholeness Advocate
Canada
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General, World Trade Organization
Nigeria
Pedro Pascal
Actor and Time 100 Honoree
Chile
Susan Polgar
Chess Grandmaster and Triple-Crown World Champion
Hungary
Ke Huy Quan
Academy Award–Winning Actor
Vietnam
Helen Quinn
Professor Emerita of Physics, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University
Australia
Julissa Reynoso
U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra
Dominican Republic
Oscar A. Solis
10th Bishop, Diocese of Salt Lake City
Philippines
Ali Soufan
Chairman and CEO, The Soufan Group, and Former FBI Special Agent
Lebanon
Inge G. Thulin
Former Chairman, President, and CEO, 3M Company
Sweden
Ponsi Trivisvavet
CEO and Director, Inari
Thailand
2022
Name
Profession
Country of Birth
Hakki Akdeniz
Owner, Champion Pizza, and Advocate for the Homeless
Turkey
Michael Amiridis
President, University of South Carolina
Greece
Bertine Bahige
Wyoming National Distinguished Principal, 2021
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Maria Elena Bottazzi
Professor and Associate Dean, Baylor College of Medicine
Italy
Jorge Cavero
Doctor and Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine
Bolivia
Ibrahim Cissé
Professor of Physics, MIT, and MacArthur Fellow
Niger
Herman Cornejo
Principal, American Ballet Theatre, and UN Messenger of Peace
Argentina
Bita Daryabari
Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, and Computer Scientist
Iran
Julie Delpy
Award-Winning Actress, Director, and Screenwriter
France
Fabienne Doucet
Educational Equity Advocate and Professor, New York University
Spain
Jill Ellis
Soccer Coach and President, San Diego Wave Fútbol Club
England
Daniel Finn
Pastor and Chaplain and Cofounder, Irish Pastoral Centre, Boston
Ireland
Lorena Garcia
Chef and Founder, Chica Restaurants
Venezuela
Jesus Garza
Mayor, Arcola, Illinois
Mexico
Aquilino Gonell
U.S. Capitol Police Officer and Congressional Gold Medal Recipient
Dominican Republic
Steffi Graf
Tennis Champion, Olympian, and Grand Slam Winner
Germany
Siegfried Hecker
Nuclear Scientist and Director Emeritus, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Poland
Nicole Hernandez Hammer
Environmental Scientist and Climate Justice and Labor Organizer, SEIU
Guatemala
Lina Hidalgo
Judge and Chief Executive, Harris County, Texas
Colombia
Jorge Labarga
Justice, Florida Supreme Court
Cuba
Padma Lakshmi
Host and Executive Producer, Top Chef and Taste the Nation
India
MJ Lee
White House Correspondent, CNN
South Korea
Polina Lishko
Professor, University of California, Berkeley, and MacArthur Fellow
Ukraine
Malinda Lo
Novelist and National Book Award Winner
China
Syukuro Manabe
Professor, Princeton University, and Nobel Laureate
Japan
Karen Nakamura
Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
Indonesia
Arrey Obenson
President and CEO, International Institute of St. Louis
Cameroon
Toyin Ojih Odutola
Visual Artist
Nigeria
Ardem Patapoutian
Professor, Scripps Research Institute, and Nobel Laureate
Lebanon
Karl Racine
Attorney General, District of Columbia
Haiti
Punit Renjen
Global CEO, Deloitte
India
Tashitaa Tufaa
Owner, CEO, and President, Metropolitan Transportation Network
Ethiopia
Neil Young
Musician, Grammy Winner, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee
Canada
Karen Zacarías
Award-Winning Playwright and Founder, Young Playwrights’ Theater
Mexico
2021
Name
Profession
Country of Birth
Gisèle Ben-Dor
Conductor Emerita, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
Uruguay
Albert Bourla
Chairman and CEO, Pfizer
Greece
Peter Carey
Novelist and Professor, Hunter College
Australia
Vija Celmins
Visual Artist
Latvia
Jun Cho
Supply Specialist, Delaware National Guard
South Korea
Millicent Comrie
OB-GYN and Director, Brooklyn Heights Women’s Health Center, Maimonides Medical Center
Jamaica
Carlos del Rio
Public Health Advocate and Professor of Medicine, Emory University
Mexico
Gisele Barreto Fetterman
Founder, Free Store 15104, For Good PGH, and 412 Food Rescue
Brazil
Wayne A. I. Frederick
President and Professor of Surgery, Howard University
Trinidad and Tobago
Gita Gopinath
Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund
India
Shireen Hunter
Diplomat, International Relations Scholar, and Honorary Fellow, Alwaleed Center, Georgetown University
Iran
Anisa Ibrahim
Physician, Pediatrics Clinic, Harborview Medical Center
Somalia
Karine Jean-Pierre
White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary
Martinique
Ilya Kaminsky
Poet and Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ukraine
Min Kao
Cofounder and Executive Chairman, Garmin International
Taiwan
Katalin Karikó
Scientist and Senior Vice President, BioNTech
Hungary
Young Kim
U.S. Congresswoman, California, District 39
South Korea
Olga Korbut
Olympic Medal–Winning Gymnast
Belarus
Ruth Lehmann
Professor of Biology, MIT
Germany
Carlos Lozada
Nonfiction Book Critic, The Washington Post
Peru
Kamlesh Lulla
NASA Scientist (Fmr. Chief Scientist for Earth Observations, Space Shuttle/ISS), Senior Advisor for University Research and Technology Collaboration at Johnson Space Center, NASA
India
Michael Mina
Chef and Founder, MINA Group
Egypt
Helen Mirren
Actress
England
Herro Mustafa
U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria
Iraq
John Oliver
Comedian and Commentator
England
James Peebles
Professor Emeritus of Physics, Princeton University
Canada
Vincenzo Piscopo
President and CEO, United Spinal Association
Venezuela
Ivan Poupyrev
Director of Engineering and Technical Projects Lead, Google
Russia
Jorge Pulleiro
Idaho Teacher of the Year and U.S. Army Veteran
Argentina
Pedro A. Sanchez
Professor of Tropical Soils, University of Florida
Cuba
Nsé Ufot
Chief Executive Officer, New Georgia Project
Nigeria
Luis von Ahn
Cofounder and CEO, Duolingo
Guatemala
Ali Zaidi
Deputy White House National Climate Advisor
Pakistan
Xiaowei Zhuang
Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
China
2020
Name
Profession
Country of Birth
Njideka Akunyili Crosby
Visual Artist
Nigeria
Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im
Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law
Sudan
Fabian Arias
Pastor, Iglesia de Sion, Saint Peter’s Church, New York City
Argentina
Geno Auriemma
Head Coach, University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball
Italy
Carmen C. Bambach
Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Chile
Sven Beckert
Professor of American History, Harvard University
Germany
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
Professor of Soil Science and Falasco Chair in Earth Sciences, University of California, Merced
Eritrea
Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss
Founder and CEO, RockCreek
Iran
Luciana Borio
VP, In-Q-Tel; Former Director, Medical and Biodefense Preparedness, National Security Council
Brazil
Joy Buolamwini
Founder, Algorithmic Justice League; Researcher, MIT Media Lab
Canada
David Byrne
Musician and Filmmaker
Scotland
Rukmini Callimachi
Foreign Correspondent, The New York Times
Romania
Fadi Chehadé
Co-CEO, Ethos Capital; Former President and CEO, ICANN
Lebanon
Raj Chetty
Professor of Economics, Harvard University
India
Yaa Gyasi
Author
Ghana
Hans M. Kristensen
Director, Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists
Denmark
Marie Lafontant
Registered Nurse, Burn Unit, University of Chicago Medical Center
Haiti
Pedro Martinez
Superintendent, San Antonio Independent School District
Mexico
Afaf I. Meleis
Professor of Nursing and Sociology and Dean Emerita, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Egypt
Miriam Merad
Director of the Precision Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Algeria
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Author and Physician
India
Stephanie Murphy
U.S. Congresswoman, Florida, District 7
Vietnam
Ana Navarro-Cárdenas
Political Strategist and Commentator, CNN; Cohost, The View
Nicaragua
Catherine O'Hara
Actress
Canada
Judea Pearl
Computer Scientist and Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
Israel
Anna Podolanczuk
Physician and Researcher, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Poland
Monica Ponce de Leon
Architect and Founder, MPdL Studio; Professor and Dean, School of Architecture, Princeton University
Venezuela
Alexei Ratmansky
Choreographer and Artist in Residence, American Ballet Theater
Russia
Teresa Romero
President, United Farm Workers
Mexico
Goli Sheikholeslami
President and CEO, New York Public Radio
Kuwait
Moncef Slaoui
Physician, Vaccine Researcher, and Chief Advisor, Operation Warp Speed
Morocco
Art Spiegelman
Graphic Novelist and Cartoonist
Sweden
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Vincent Stewart
Former Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Former Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
Jamaica
Lisa Su
President and CEO, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Taiwan
Ramon Tallaj
Physician; Founder and Chair, SOMOS
Dominican Republic
M. Stanley Whittingham
Professor of Chemistry, Binghamton University, State University of New York
England
Paul Yoon
Rescue Paramedic, FDNY
South Korea
Eric Yuan
Founder and CEO, Zoom
China
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